APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY PROGRAM Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree DEGREE INFORMATION Program Admission Deadlines: Fall: December 15 Fall admission only Minimum Total Hours: 46 beyond MA Program Level: Doctoral CIP Code: 45.0201 Dept Code: ANT Program (Major/College): APA AS CONTACT INFORMATION College: Arts and Sciences Department: Anthropology Contact Information: www.grad.usf.edu Concentrations: Bio cultural Medical Anthropology Cultural Resource Management Heritage Studies
PROGRAM INFORMATION The Ph.D. program in Applied Anthropology, initiated in 1984, was the first doctoral program of its kind. Its primary focus is to prepare students in the theories, methods, skills and techniques of applied anthropology. The program is designed to prepare students to conduct research, teach, and practice applied anthropology in both academic and nonacademic settings. Students participate in either a structured research internship or independent field research for two consecutive semesters. Students must choose one of four tracks, which guide curriculum and required courses: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, or Medical Anthropology. In addition, Ph.D. students can select elective courses to fulfill an optional concentration in Bio cultural Medical Anthropology, Cultural Resource Management, and/or Heritage Studies. For information regarding the dual degree Ph.D./MPH program with the College of Public Health, see the separate listing under Applied Anthropology or and Public Health. Accreditation: Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools Major Research Areas: Human biology; biocultural medical anthropology; nutrition/diet; growth and development; population genetics; forensic anthropology and human rights; neuroanthropology; stress; immune function; maternal and child health; reproductive health; HIV/AIDS; disasters; water and sanitation; migrant health; health policy; sociocultural and historical anthropology; transnational migration; labor; neoliberal globalization; citizenship; media and visual anthropology; environmental anthropology; urban anthropology; pedagogy and educational anthropology; heritage and memory studies; Florida archaeology; Eastern U.S. prehistory; Mesoamerican archaeology; Mediterranean prehistory; archaeological science; bioarcheaology; cultural resource management; public archeology. Biocultural medical research in the U.S., Latin America, and Africa, including nutrition, population genetics, forensics, maternal and child health, and HIV/AIDS; media and visual anthropology; urban anthropology; Florida archaeology; Mesoamerican archaeology; archaeological science; cultural resource management; language shift and revitalization, bilingualism; heritage studies. ADMISSION INFORMATION Must meet University requirements (see Graduate Admissions) as well as requirements listed below. Program Admission Requirements Must meet all admissions criteria established by USF. Applicants must take the GRE, and provide the results in the application process. GRE scores will be a factor in the overall admissions decision. Dual degree applicants (Anthropology/Public Health) will be required to meet any GRE requirements specific to the College of Public Health. Applicants must also provide: a statement of purpose a signed research ethics statement at least 3 letters of recommendation a resume or curriculum vitae graduate assistant application form (optional) writing sample (optional) DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Total required hours: 46 hours beyond the M.A. Core Requirements 3 hours
Track Electives External Curriculum Requirement Internship Dissertation Concentration Optional 9 12 hours 4 hours 6 hours CORE REQUIREMENTS 3 hours ANG 6705 Foundations of Applied Anthropology 3 Must receive a grade of B or better.; satisfies preliminary examinations in four subfields. Ph.D. students with a recent (within the past five years) M.A. in Anthropology are not required to take Foundations of Applied Anthropology, although they may do so if their advisor recommends it. Students who opt not to take Foundations must substitute an elective class. Tracks Students select one of the following tracks: Archaeology Track: ANG 6198 Archaeological Methods 3 ANG 6110 Archaeological Theory and Current Issues 3 ANG 6197 Public Archaeology and 3 ANG 7487 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods and 3 ANG 6115 Seminar in Archaeology: Advanced Archaeologoical Theory 3 (when the topic is Advanced Archaeological Theory Biological Anthropology Track ANG 6701 Contemporary Applied Anthropology 3 ANG 6511 Human Variation 3 ANG 6585 Theory and Methods in Applied Bioanthropology 3 ANG 6766 Research Methods in Applied Anthropology 3 ANG 7487 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods 3 ANG 6511/ Seminar in Physical Anthropology/ 3 ANG 6588 Human Variation, and ANG 6469/ Selected Topics in Medical Anthropology 3 Cultural Anthropology Track ANG 64906494 Seminar in Cultural Anthropology: Anthropological Theory Today 3 ANG 6701 Contemporary Applied Anthropology 3 ANG 6766 Research Methods in Applied Anthropology 3 ANG 7704 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Applied Anthropology 3 Medical Anthropology Track ANG 6494 Seminar in Cultural Anthropology: Anthropological Theory Today 3 ANG 6701 Contemporary Applied Anthropology 3 ANG 6766 Research Methods in Applied Anthropology 3 ANG 7704 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Applied Anthropology 3 ANG 6469 Theory and Methods in Medical Anthropology 3 CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (Optional, not required) Students may select one of the following concentrations: Concentration in Archaeological and Forensic Sciences 12 hours Required: ANG 6100 Archaeological Science 3
ANG 6511 Forensic Anthropology or ANG 6xxxd Forensic Science 3 Electives students select two of the following: ANG 6115 Ancient Diets ANG 6115 Anciet Trade ANG 6xxx Anthro pgenetics ANG 6511 Bioarchaeology ANG 6511 Forensic Anthropology ANG 6511 Forensic Science ANG 5937 Advanced Methods in Forensic Anthropology ANG 6511 Osteology ANG 6115 Soils ANG 6115 Technologies for Heritage Preservation External electives that also qualify (only 1 can count towards the concentration): GIS 6038C Advanced Remote Sensing GIS 6039 Remote Sensing Seminar GLY 6255 Tracer Geochemistry GLY 6285C Analytical Techniques in Geology GLY 6475 Principles of Applied Geophysics GLY 6739 Principles of Stable Isotope Geochemistry Concentration in Bio Cultural Medical Anthropology (12 hours) Four graduate medical anthropology courses with the ANG prefix: 1. ANG 6469: Theory and Methods in Medical Anthropology 2. ANG 6511 Theory and Methods of Applied Biological Anthropology 3. ANG 6511 Seminar in Physical Anthropology (e.g. Human Variation, Anthropology of Growth and Development, Forensic Anthropology) 4. ANG 6566, 6569, 6469, or 5937 (e.g. Nutritional Anthropology, Socio Cultural Aspects of HIV/AIDS, Issues in Migrant Health, Anthropology and Development, Reproductive Health, Health and Medical Systems) Please Note: the Foundations of Medical Anthropology on line course offered through the School of Sustainability is a service course intended for non athro9plogy students and cannot count towards the Applied Anthropology degree. Concentration in Bio cultural Medical Anthropology Graduate students in the M.A., Ph.D., or dual degree programs can select three graduate medical anthropology elective courses with the ANG prefix, one of which must be cross listed with ANG 6511 (Seminar in Physical Anthropology). The following courses are regularly offered and can be taken as bio medical electives: ANG 6465 Regional Problems in Medical Anthropology 3 ANG 6739 Applied Anthropology and International Health 3 ANG 6469 Selected Topics in Medical Anthropology 3 Anthropology (recent selected topics courses include Nutritional Anthropology, Ethnicity and Health Care, Community and Health Care, Socio cultural Aspects of AIDS, Reproductive Health, Cross cultural Aspects of Aging, Forensic Anthropology (Cross listed with ANG 6511), Human Biology of Afro Cuban Populations (crosslisted with ANG 6511), Theories and Methods in Applied Bio anthropology. Other electives as approved by advisor Graduate students pursuing a concentration in Bio cultural Medical Anthropology must take the basic course requirements of their graduate program. Concentration in Cultural Resource Management (9 hours)
Graduate students in the M.A. or Ph.D. degree programs, regardless of track, may select this 9 credit concentration. Two courses Required: ANG 6197 Public Archaeology 3 ANG 6115 Seminar in Archaeology; Current Issues and Techniques in Cultural Resources Management 3 One of the following electives: Third 3 credit class will be selected from the following options: ANG 6448 Regional Problems in Urban Anthropology: Issues in Heritage Tourism (or other as approved by Graduate Director) ANG 6115 Topics in Public Archaeology (Historical Archaeology, Florida Archaeology, Southeastern Archaeology, Museum Methods, or other as approved by Graduate Director) Graduate class in Geographic Information Systems, whether offered in Anthropology or another department. Graduate students pursuing a concentration in Cultural Resource Management must take the basic course requirements of their graduate program. Concentration in Heritage Studies 9 hours minimum The concentration in Heritage Studies allows M.A. and Ph.D. students to create a focused plan of study around issues of cultural heritage preservation, interpretation, and representation. Students will learn to identify, document, and critically interpret the significance of cultural heritage in urban, rural, and non US settings, with a particular emphasis on community based and collaborative approaches to these issues. Required ANG 6437 Selected Topics in Applied Anthpology: ANG 7708 Issues in Heritage Studies 3 Two electives from among the following options: ANG 5395 Visual Anthropology 3 ANG 6081 Museum Methods 4 ANG 6197 Public Archaeology 3 ANG 6436 Issues in Heritage Tourism 3 ANG 6448 Regional Problems in Urban Anthropology 3 (topics include Ethnohistory, Museums in Culture, Ethnicity and Public Policy, Heritage Research and Management, Culture and Environmental Resources, ) ANG 6495 Oral History and Life History: Approaches to Qualitative Research 3 ANG 6676 Seminar in Anthropological Linguistics 3 (when the topic is Language and Culture or Language and Racism ) Electives Three elective graduate level Anthropology courses. Two elective graduate level Anthropology courses for students in the medical anthropology track. External Curriculum Requirement The external curriculum requirement is designed to promote interdisciplinary perspectives. Students are expected to enroll in a minimum of two (2) or a maximum of three (3) graduate level courses in departments other than Anthropology, selected on the basis of professional interests and in consultation with the major advisor (if the student takes only two external courses, he/she must take an additional anthropology elective). Students who enter the Ph.D. program with postbaccalaureate degrees in disciplines other than Anthropology may be able to use that expertise to satisfy the requirement, after consultation with the major advisor and approval of the Graduate Director. In these cases, the remaining credit hours will be fulfilled through additional coursework in Anthropology.
Language Requirement All Ph.D. students are required to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language, the specifics to be determined by the student and the supervisory committee, taking into account the nature of the student s research. Minimal proficiency is demonstrated by the ability to satisfactorily translate a selection of the scholarly literature in the foreign language, with the occasional aid of a dictionary. The supervisory committee may require additional levels of proficiency depending on the nature of individual student research. The language requirement must be satisfied no later than the date of the dissertation defense. Internship and Qualifying examination 4 hours minimum Qualifying examination covering area of specialization within applied anthropology and external specialization. Two semester internship or dissertation research ANG 7940 (Doctoral Internship in Applied Anthropology, minimum of 4 credit hours). Dissertation ANG 7980 Doctoral Dissertation. Dissertation, based on research or internship 6 credits minimum COURSES See http://www.ugs.usf.edu/sab/sabs.cfm